You have several options for completing this degree:

• Thesis (30-Hour Plan)

• Project (36-Hour Plan)

• Internship (36-Hour Plan)

• Comprehensive Written Exam (36-Hour Plan)

Students entering this program will elect Track I Plan and complete 12 hours of Graduate Women’s Studies courses. One of these courses may come from Human Sciences: anthropology, psychology, or sociology. (Examples: Psychology of Women or Feminist Perspectives in Therapy.)

9 Hours—
Core

HUMN 5031—Texts and Images I: Literature and Art from Ancient Times to Middle Ages
HUMN 5033—Texts and Images II: Literature and Art from European Renaissance to Contemporary Times
HUMN 5035-- Texts and Images III: Non-Western Traditions

12 Hours—
Concentration

(Sample Listing)

WMST 4334—Psychology of Women
WMST 4537—Women in Literature
WMST 4732—Seminar in Women’s Studies
WMST 4819—Independent Study in Women’s Studies
WMST 4839—Independent Study in Women’s Studies
WMST 4931—Selected Topics in Women’s Studies
HIST 4330—History of Feminism
HIST 4238—Women in American History
HIST 4438—Women in European History

3 Hours—
Elective

Any graduate course in Art History, Communication, History, Humanities, Literature, or Philosophy.

6-12 Hours—
(Depending on Master’s Option)

• THESIS (6 Hours)

• PROJECT (6 Hours Additional Coursework + 6 Hours Project)

• INTERNSHIP (6 Hours Additional Coursework + 6 Hours Internship)

• COURSEWORK OPTION (12 Hours Additional Coursework + Written Exam)